I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 261 Accidentally Becoming a Confidant
The palace servants immediately bowed and retreated.

The palace door is closed.

Xie Hui handed the hot potato to the emperor, and now he had time to look at Chu Liuzheng who was waiting on the side.

The New Year has already passed, why is this girl still a palace maid?
Chu Liuzheng was not in the mood to pay attention to this gaze for the time being.

She glanced at Zhou Yuande, and finally understood the importance of this "Master Attendant".

[They didn't even avoid me when talking about such a deadly topic as the poisonous insect. I seem to have accidentally become the tyrant's confidant.]

The other three people in the hall were not like her who had time to think about it. Xiao Jingfan discussed with Xie Hui about what was written in the anonymous letter. Zhou Yuande, who was listening, broke out in a cold sweat and his face was paler than usual. He felt like there were bugs crawling in his body.

Xiao Jingfan glanced at Chu Liuzheng and said to Xie Hui, "The secret guards discovered something was wrong with her body before, so they took her back to the secret guard camp for examination, and indeed found a Gu worm in her body."

Hearing this, Xie Hui looked at Chu Liuzheng in surprise.

Chu Liuzheng's innocent face.

[I don’t know anything about the Dark Guard Battalion, Coach Li, or the drug tester. I don’t know. This letter has nothing to do with me.]

Xie Hui retracted his gaze, "Your Majesty, do you think this letter is credible?"

Xiao Jingfan's eyes were cold and gloomy: "It involves a lot of people, I'd rather believe it."

"But the Jinyiwei has not caught the person who wrote the letter. We don't have any clues at all." Xie Hui frowned, "I am worried that this person has ulterior motives."

He thought that the person who wrote the letter was probably the man in black with excellent martial arts skills, or at least his accomplice.

He was worried: "The person who wrote the letter knows so much about the poisonous insects, it's as if he was there listening in when the thieves were discussing their plan. It's possible that this is a plan within a plan, we have to be on guard."

Chu Liuzheng: “…”

[Although the sudden appearance of such a letter is indeed suspicious, there is really no conspiracy within the conspiracy! ]

[Do you know how much time I put into collecting all this information and linking it together? It took me half an hour to compile that list alone!]

She felt she was wronged.

Xiao Jingfan knew the inside story and was naturally aware that this was not a trick within a trick, but in order to reassure Xie Hui and make Chu Liuzheng feel that it was reasonable, he had to use some high-sounding rhetoric to fool him.

The door of Wenhua Hall was closed for an hour. During this time, some ministers came to see the emperor, but Xiao Anzi persuaded them to go back with kind words and come back later.

In the palace, the rules of conduct have been basically determined. The most important thing now is to develop an antidote for the poisonous insects and let the people in the palace take it as soon as possible.

This matter will naturally be the responsibility of the Dark Guard Camp. What Xie Hui needs to do is to send people to keep an eye on the Gao family to prevent any changes.

Xie Hui took the order and left. Xiao Jingfan sat quietly for a while, then ordered Xiao Shiyi to go to Ji'an to steal Gaopin's body and send it to the Dark Guard Camp for Instructor Li to deal with.

Of course, the reason he used was that he was worried that the poisonous insect in Concubine Gao's body was not dead. If the insect crawled out of the coffin after the corpse rotted, it would easily cause trouble.

Chu Liuzheng's eyes lit up when he heard this.

[Wow! As expected of an emperor, the tyrant is very thoughtful. I don't have to worry about leaving the palace to burn the body! ]

Xiao Jingfan was quite helpless.

If he lets the woman think of a solution, he will have to help her to get it over with. It will be time-consuming and laborious. It would be better for him to do it himself.

Xiao Shiyi took the order and left. Xiao Jingfan rubbed his swollen and aching temples, hoping that Coach Li could develop the antidote as soon as possible.

He sat quietly for a moment and reached for the wolf-hair brush on the pen holder.

Seeing that the emperor seemed to want to write, Chu Liuzheng immediately stepped forward to spread the paper and rolled up his sleeves to grind the ink.

Zhou Yuande looked at it and nodded with satisfaction. This clever learner was different.

Xiao Jingfan personally copied a copy of the name list in the anonymous letter, stared at the list and thought for a moment, circled a few names with a red pen, and handed it to Zhou Yuande, "Send someone to keep an eye on them, don't alert the enemy."

"I obey your command." Zhou Yuande took the paper, glanced at it, put it in his sleeve, and went down to do his work.

Seeing that the emperor's lips were dry, Chu Liuzheng hurriedly sent someone to the tea room to serve tea, and then sent someone to the imperial kitchen to send some walnut cakes.

The emperor had spent a lot of time thinking about the matter, so he didn't eat much for breakfast. Even if he was not hungry, he could still eat something now.

Chu Liuzheng still remembered the "Fat Emperor Plan". Since she had promised Eunuch Zhou, she would naturally make some efforts. Seeing that she was making the palace servants run around in circles and seemed to be quite adept at it, Xiao Jingfan no longer paid attention to her.

The small lotus incense burner on the desk was emitting white smoke. Although it was fragrant, it made one's head feel stuffy.

Xiao Jingfan frowned and was about to ask someone to change the incense, but Chu Liuzheng had already ordered someone to bring a new incense burner over. The fragrance was quite fresh and refreshing.

Xiao Jingfan glanced at the small incense burner on the table, raised his eyebrows slightly, and lowered his head to continue reviewing memorials.

Soon it was time for lunch, and Xiao Jingfan invited the Grand Justice and the Minister of Rites to have lunch with him.

Prince Rui came uninvited, and even when he was talking to the Minister of Dali Temple and the Minister of Rites, his eyes would occasionally look at Chu Liuzheng.

Chu Liuzheng was speechless and pretended not to notice. He concentrated on serving soup and picking up dishes for the emperor without even glancing in the direction of Prince Rui.

Xiao Jingfan looked at King Rui thoughtfully and slowly ate the cold-mixed black fungus in the bowl.

He doesn't really like eating wood ear mushrooms, but he doesn't hate them either. He will eat them even if he puts them in the bowl.

Chu Liuzheng secretly observed his expression.

[Fungus, I can eat it but I don’t like it. 】

Xiao Jingfan paused chewing.

Chu Liuzheng was taking notes while serving him food.

After all, the dishes in the imperial kitchen are not fixed, and she cannot rely entirely on the system. Just like serving tea, she must first understand the emperor's basic preferences for food, and then be able to respond to changes with the system.

[Hmm... the system is not complete, and the tyrant is not completely indifferent. ]

[I can accept 50% spicy. 】

【I like the fried duck with ginger. 】

[After eating spicy food, I will drink sweet soup, but I only drink the soup and don’t eat the food inside. 】

[I prefer stir-fried vegetables to hot-boiled vegetables. 】

【I like to eat all kinds of mushrooms. 】

[I prefer braised fish to steamed fish. ]

Xiao Jingfan, who was mumbling in his ears, said: "..."

Should he admire this woman's dedication to her job?

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After the meal, the emperor and his ministers were all happy.

After taking a walk to digest his food, the emperor wanted to take a short rest.

Chu Liuzheng ordered his men to light calming incense, and after the emperor fell asleep, he retreated to guard outside the palace.

"Are you tired, girl?" Xiao Anzi brought her a chair and said, "Sit down and rest for a while."

Chu Liuzheng thanked her and sat down, smiling and saying, "I asked your sister Yuzhui to save some walnut cakes for you this morning, remember to go to the tea room and eat them."

"I'll be there in a minute." Xiao Anzi grinned. Of course, he didn't care about those walnut cookies, but he cared about being remembered by Chu Liuzheng.

Since Zhou Yuande was not around, Chu Liuzheng did not dare to go to the tea room to chat with Yuzhui and Siyue, for fear that the emperor would be left alone when he woke up.

She asked Xiao Anzi to bring a stool over and sit down, and the two talked in a low voice.

Xiao Anzi smiled adorably: "With the girl here, the master doesn't scold me anymore. He just told me to learn more from the girl and stop thinking about playing all day."

"Others can't even get a scolding from your master, but you..." Chu Liuzheng was halfway through her words when a young eunuch suddenly ran over to ask her, saying that Prince Rui was looking for her.

Chu Liuzheng was just about to refuse by saying he was on duty, but the young eunuch raised his hand and pointed to the corridor not far away, where Prince Rui, dressed in moon-white, was standing.

Chu Liuzheng's eyes twitched.

[With the character of King Rui, how could he be so entangled with a palace maid? You fake, your character has collapsed, do you know that? ]